Careers in Journalism

What key factors distinguish an Emerson College education? Project-based academic preparation, participation in numerous co-curricular activities, and industry experience gained from internships and other employment opportunities. This is the kind of blend that will help you to stand out in the marketplace.

Employers also value the ability of Emerson graduates to communicate concepts and ideas. Our Career Services department helps you to develop these and other business skills through individual appointments, workshops, industry panels and visits, and other programs that bring the world of communications and the arts to the Emerson campus.

Our Journalism graduates are working across print, broadcast, and online media as reporters, producers, writers, editors, and press secretaries.

A Sampling of Jobs of Recent Graduates of Journalism

• Press Secretary, Senator John McCain
• Communications Director, The Reform Institute
• Writer, The Patriot Ledger
• Producer/Reporter, Sinclair Broadcasting
• Sports Reporter, Tracy Press
• News Associate, NBC
• Producer, WHDH, Channel 7 Boston
• Assistant Producer, WHDH, Channel 7 Boston
• Freelance Writer, The Boston Globe
• Assistant Producer, "Inside Edition"
• Front Office Associate, San Antonio Spurs
• Associate Producer, WPRI-TV "Eyewitness News"
• Public Relations Associate, New Hampshire Fisher Cats
• News Reporter, WXVT-TV (CBS)
• Producer/Editor, Red Sox Productions
• Reporter, WATD-FM
• Account Coordinator, Kortenhaus Communications
• PA Announcer, Cape Cod Baseball League
• Reporter, South Carolina Daily News
• Copy Editor, Parade Magazine
• Reporter, Medford Transcript
• Assistant Production Manager, Appalachian Mountain Club
• Food Editor, South End News
• Reporter, Memorial Press Group
• Sports Reporter, Lawrence Eagle-Tribune
• Staff Assistant, Emerson College Department of Journalism
• Reporter, State House News Service